Automatic oil feeder for silk-coning machine



Mar. 24), 1923. 1,449,342

' M. MORRELL A AUTOMATIC OIL FEEDER FOR SILK CONING MACHINES Filed Oct.28, 1921 III Patented Mar. 20, 1923.

PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL MoRRELL, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MEsivE ASSIGNMENTS,or ONE-HALF T0 GENNAROS. oARLUocI, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

AUTOMATIC OIL FEEDER FOR SILK-CONING MACHINE.

Application filed October 28, 1921. Serial No. 511,202.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL MommLL, a citizen of the United States, andaresident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented a new and 11m provedAutomatic ()il Feeder for Silk-Coning Machines, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to silk winding machines and particularly to animproved oiling device for machines known as silk coning machines andhas for an object to provide a construction which will automatically oilthe silk as it passes through the machine.

Another object of the invention is to provide an automatic oiler foroiling silk as it passes through a coning machine in such a manner thatan even quantity is supplied to the silk thread throughout its entirelength. j

A still further object of the invention is to provide an oiling devicefor oiling the silk thread as it passes through a coming machine, thearrangement being such that an even quantity is supplied to the threadwvithout wasting any of the oil or requiring the attention ofan opertor.

In the accompanying dra ing- Figure 1 is a side view of part of a silkconing machine with an oil feeder embodying the invention appliedthereto.

Figure 2 is an enlarged side view of the automatic oil feeder shown inFigure 1 together with certain parts of the coning ma chine.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 2 on line 33.

Figure 4 is an edge view of part of the structure shown in Figure 2,said view illu'strating how the pad is held in place.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a coningmachine which may be of any desired type and whichv operates in a wellknown manner for winding silk thread on to cones. The machine 1 isprovided with a member 2 through which the thread 3 passes. Heretofore,an

operator would stand near the machine and from time to time dischargeoil into a member 2 so that the oil would come in contact with thethread as it passes therethrough. This method oftentimes caused a largerdeposit on the thread than desired at some places while at other placesthe oil was entirely missing.

In the present invention, the use of an operator for discharging the oilis entirely eliminated. As shown particularly in Figure 2, an oil cup 4is provided which may be of anydesired kind but preferably formed ofglass so that the quantity of oil may be observed from time to time. Adischarge pipe 5 is connected to-the bottom of thecup 41 in any desiredmanner and the. discharge from the cup 1 to the pipe 5 is regulated byavalve member 6 which may be of the needle type or any other desiredtype. The particular construction of the parts just described may bevaried widely provided the pipe 5 extends to a convenient point fordischarging onto a ad 7. of felt or other material which will a sorb acomparatively large quantity of oil. The pad 7 is supported on thehorizontal section 8 of the bar 9 which bar supports the cup 4. Abracket 10 is connectedin any suitable manner with the section 8 forreceiying the pad 7 and a spring 11 is used for holding the pad againstaccidental displacement while leaving the edge 12 free. The lower partof this edge is arranged adjacent to a guide l3-which may be ofporcelain and held in place by a suitable bolt 14. As shown particularlyin Figure 3, the thread 3 is held against the face 12 of pad 7 by theguide 13'and, consequently, receives the;

desired quantity of oil as-it rotates against the pad. A plate 15 iscarried by the coning machine 1 and is provided with specially preparedslots 16 for receiving the clamp ing screws 17 whereby the section 8 isclamped firmly in place and yet is permitted an adjustment so that theend of the pipe 5 may be moved forwardly or rearwardly.

though this ordinarily is not necessary.

What I claim is 1. In combination with a silk coning machine, anadjustable bar carried by the coning machine, a pad carried by saidadjustable bar and adjustable as the bar is adjustcd toward and from thesilk as it passes through the coning machine whereby the pressure of thepad against the silk will be varied, a guide for said thread, andautomatically controlled means for maintaining said pad saturated withoil.

If desired, pipe 5 could be made to rotate.

2. The combination, with asilk coning marhine, of a plate movablehorizontally of the machine secured thereto, a frame presenting anupwardly-extending arm and a clamp member adapted to receive an oil padcarried by said plate, said upWardly-extending arm carrying an oilcontainer adapted to automatically feed oil on said pad, and meansadjacent one side of said pad for pressing the thread against the pad.

3. In combination with a silk coning; machine, a plate mounting a padand an oil container, means laterally of said pad adapted topress amoving thread against the pad, said oil container being adapted to keepsaid pad saturated With oil.

4. In combination with a. silk coning machine, a plate presenting asocket adapted to receive an oil-saturated pad, a guide for pressing amoving thread against the pad carried by said socket, an oil containerfor supplying oil to said pad, and an arm projecting upwardly adapted tosupport said'

